Azure Hawker vs Hedgemustard

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sisymbrium officinale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Sisymbrium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sisymbrium officinale

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Hedgemustard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.